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Letter from Elizabeth Wingfield, St. John's (SenIons), London, to Elizabeth Hardwick Talbot, Countess of Shrewsbury, 1568? October 21

 Item — Box: X.d.428 (101-150)
Identifier: X.d.428 (129)

Scope and Contents

Mr. Wingfield delivered the venison to the Queen and she talked one long hour of the Earl and Countess, saying of the Countess, "I haue bene glade to se my lady Sayntloa but now more dyssirous to se my lady Shrewsbury ... there ys no lady ys thys land that I beter loue and lyke." On overleaf, a list of women and men in the Countess of Shrewsbury's hand, headed by the Queen, ending with "countery wemen," and including various noblemen and women.

Dates

  • 1568? October 21

Availability

Collection is open for research.

Repository Details

Part of the Folger Shakespeare Library Repository

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